Wichita eagle., 1887-05-17
CHAPTER SECOND.
The Career of Bohanan, the Nashville Lothari,
in Kanszs-A Nuchly Married Man

Through the associate press, intelligence
has been given to the world of the elopement
of one A. B. Bohanan with the wife of one
W. NJ Pottery, of Nashville Tenn
From the published account it appears
that Bohanan appeared in Nashville about
Davis, followed the vocation of a music
teacher. He soon became prominent in the
Watkins Park Methodist church and every
thing hourished with him. However, the
new conner showed himself not averse
to borrowing, and, in fact as
proof now goes to show hardly
ever let any opp ,rtunity pass to secure a
loan A short time ago he disappeared and
OF the same day on which he took his depar
ture the wife Of Mr.. W. NJ. Pottery, gen.
tleman living in south Nashville also disap-
peared. It was discovered that the two had
gone together Years ago, it appears, while
wearing the clerical robes, Bohanan had
married Miss Ella Rose. For years they
lived together in Nelson county Tenn
but the charges of OBTAINING money under
false pretenses arousing him, he took his
wife and to went Logansport, Ind. There she
obtained divorce from him and subsequent
ly came back to Nashville. That was eight
years ago Three years ago Mr.. Pottery met
her and she being young and attractive mar
ried her and lived very happily until the re-
cent meeting with Bohanan.
Among those who read the report OF the
escapade was Miss Emma Soules, Of this
city sister of Mrs II. C. Helton of No. 1856
s. Main street To her it was of more than
usual interest, for Bohanan was her hus
band
Some time after his first wife procured her
divorce he came west. Among the places
visited was Wichita, where he stopped q
short time and gave out that he was min
lister in the Cumberland Presbyterian
church. Next he turned up ct Garden City
with a physicians diploma given him at
Wichita and he commenced the practice of
medicine. The name upon the diploma, how
ever, was A. B. Buchanan, and even this
name appeared upon close inspection to have
been doctored. He also ran drug store and
was himself good customer of the usual
Kansas adjunct He was likewise a good
carpenter and moreover no SLOUGH as a
preacher. Here he met Miss Soules, q
intelligent and rather good looking young
women and on March 18th, 1885 the couple
were married at Frisco, Morton county. Miss
Soule was the owner of an extensive tract
of land and this he persuaded her to sell and
with the proceeds to go with him to Terra
Haute, Ind. After disposing of the property
they started, he having succeeded in borrow
ing large number of costly books from
Rev. lLerantz, the Presbyterian min
lister and sums of money
from all who grant him loan. They stop
ped on the way at Cherryvale, Kansas, and
at NATION. ILL.,, where he preached eloquent
sermons, and borrowing money from every
one to whom he spoke. Arrivi ing at their
destinations, be said he was going dway for
few minutes. He, however, stols the
clothes of several students at the Normal
School and fed.
Here was his poor wife penniles5 and
among strangers. She did not have even a
change of clothes, as the rascal had pawnsd
her two trunks at st. Louis.
She remained in Terre Haute until the
eighth of last September when she returned
home poorer and wiser. Since then she had
heard nothing from her deceiver until her
attention was called to the article in ques-
ton